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Definitions for Distended
[1] increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated: the distended nostrils of the terrified horse.
[2] swollen, by or as by internal pressure, out of normal size or shape; protuberant: distended wineskins; the distended arteries of his neck.
[3] to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic: Habitual overeating had distended his stomach.
[4] to spread in all directions; expand; swell: The sea distended about them.
[5] to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate
[6] (tr) to stretch out or extend
[7] (tr) to magnify in importance; exaggerate
Words related to Distended
bulging, bloated, inflated, expanded, stretched, puffy, tumescent, tumid, turgid
Words nearby Distended
distelfink, distemper, distemperature, distemperoid, distend, distended, distensible, distensile, distent, distention, distich
Origin of Distended
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French destendre ) < Latin distendere, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + tendere to stretch
Other words from Distended
dis·tend·ed·ly , adverb
dis·tend·ed·ness , noun
dis·tend·er , noun
o·ver·dis·tend , verb
un·dis·tend , verb (used with object)
Word origin for Distended
C14: from Latin distendere, from dis- 1 + tendere to stretch
Synonyms for Distended
bloated, bulging, enlarged, expanded, inflated, stretched, puffed out, puffy, tumescent, tumid, turgid